Bitcoinitcoin Prices Trade Near $50,000 After Hitting Fresh, Multi-Month High

Charles Bovaird Senior Contributor Crypto & Blockchain I am a financial writer and editor who focuses on investments. A picture of bitcoin, a cryptocurrency. Bitcoin prices have been stuck trading near[+]AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES Bitcoin prices have repeatedly hit multi-month highs today, rising to the most since May and then fluctuating within a reasonably tight range. The world’s most prominent digital currency climbed to $50,352.00 around 3 a.m. EDT, CoinDesk figures show. Later, around 10 a.m. EDT, it reached $50,374.97, additional CoinDesk data shows. At this point, the cryptocurrency was